| Abstract in Chinese | 第1-4页 |
| Abstract | 第4-7页 |
| Chapter one Introduction | 第7-13页 |
| ·Significance of re-envisioning Anderson's works | 第7-11页 |
| ·The perspective of this paper | 第11-13页 |
| Chapter two Anderson's approach to a new form of short story | 第13-30页 |
| ·"Poison plot | 第15-22页 |
| ·"Depth of feeling | 第22-30页 |
| Chapter three A hypothesis of "form"-the poetic construct | 第30-78页 |
| ·"Compactness" of Anderson's short stories | 第34-42页 |
| ·Foregrounding of image | 第42-52页 |
| ·Rhythm and density | 第52-66页 |
| ·The rhythmic devices and their working | 第52-55页 |
| ·The density of Anderson's short story | 第55-66页 |
| ·Detachment as a vehicle of the lyrical form | 第66-78页 |
| Chapter four Conclusion | 第78-82页 |
| Bibliography | 第82-85页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第85-86页 |
